Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Just 40? Walt would dearly love to be so young again. Just the other 
day, he was telling us what it was like to play his old three-piece 
Slingerland kit with calf skins to Perry Como records.

Ed

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "dvaoa28 <dvaoa28@y...>" 
<dvaoa28@y...> wrote:
> From one old fart to another...
> 
> The DTXpressII (along with a Korg D1200 multitrack recorder) 
> were gifts to myself now that I've hit 40...I plan on them being 
my 
> '40s mid-life crisis therapy for the next 10 yars or so.  My 
wife's 
> just happy it was that & not a Corvette or a slinky 19 year-old or 
> something...
> 
> Randall
> 
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, Walt <wgardus@y...> wrote:
> > Hi Randall,
> > 
> > See, us OLD guys that covered The Rascels, the Lovin
> > Spoonful and that era can't keep up with the latest
> > specs, and these darn Kids wearing Parachute pants!!!
> > 
> > There is also a parm in the utlities called HH Offset
> > or FC offset, something like that, which adjusts where
> > the bottom of the pedal is.
> > 
> > I'm going to go take another hit of Geritol now
> > kids...
> > 
> > Walt
> > --- "dvaoa28 <dvaoa28@y...>" <dvaoa28@y...>
> > wrote:
> > > Walt,
> > > 
> > > Thanks to you too as well.  I'm actually printing
> > > this to give it a try 
> > > tonight.  As for the HH pedal, the one that came
> > > with the set is 
> > > the HH65; I've noticed that id actually does cover
> > > the entire 
> > > sweep from wide open to closed, and there's even a
> > > mention of 
> > > that in the user manual (flyer) that came with it. 
> > > I noticed when 
> > > I'm just opening & closing the pedal without hitting
> > > the HH pad, 
> > > in addition to the closed HH "clicks" I'm also
> > > getting a random 
> > > open HH sound thrown in as a bonus ;-) I suspect
> > > this falls into 
> > > the  Rejection settings you mentioned.
> > > 
> > > Randall
> > > 
> > > --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, Walt <wgardus@y...>
> > > wrote:
> > > > Hi Randall, and Welcome.
> > > > 
> > > > Based on our collective experiences I do have a
> > > couple
> > > > of initial suggestions for you, to ensure you
> > > continue
> > > > to have a good time with your kit.
> > > > 
> > > > There have been 2 things that we have found with
> > > the
> > > > way the xpress IIs are coming from the factory, so
> > > to
> > > > avoid them I would suggest that you first reset
> > > the
> > > > module to the factory settings.  This is due to
> > > some
> > > > members trying to trigger xpress sounds from
> > > external
> > > > devices.  It is done via a prompt in the Utilities
> > > > menu, and is much less painful if you do it now,
> > > > before you customize your settings. 
> > > > 
> > > > The other issue has to do with rejections between
> > > the
> > > > HH and snare.  For some reason the factory
> > > defaults
> > > > call for the two pads to hate each other - we have
> > > > reported the problem to Yamaha, but we also like
> > > to
> > > > tell new users about it.  What you need to do is
> > > look
> > > > at the Specific Rejection  (not Rejection or Self
> > > > Rejection, but Specific Rejection )settings in the
> > > > Trigger menu for both your snare and your HH
> > > trigger
> > > > settings.  The symptom you may notice is that when
> > > you
> > > > hit the snare and HH together, or or the other may
> > > not
> > > > produce a sound/  Normally for any of the
> > > rejection
> > > > parameters, you want the amount of rejection to be
> > > > zero (no rejection), unless you have cross
> > > triggering
> > > > (one pad sounding when you hit another) or false
> > > > triggers (one pad sounding more than once when you
> > > > only hit it once).  Then you only want to increase
> > > the
> > > > rejection value enough to eliminate your problem -
> > > > increasing rejection decreases sensitivity.
> > > > 
> > > > Now, on to your questions.  The base HH is an
> > > > open/closed type of pedal.  Many of us upgrade to
> > > a
> > > > pedal that not only does open and closed, but also
> > > has
> > > > a variable range in between.  The HH80A from
> > > Yamaha is
> > > > one such pedal.  
> > > > 
> > > > Your tom sounds can be almost anything you want
> > > them
> > > > to be.  There are many predefined kits, but you
> > > can
> > > > also customize your own.  If you scroll through
> > > the
> > > > voice menu, you can press the Voice button on the
> > > > front panel to hear nay sound you have displayed. 
> > > > Beyond selecting the sound, you can also alter its
> > > > pitch, decay, reverb - plus a whole bunch more.  I
> > > > suspect you will find many toms to your liking. 
> > > The
> > > > same applies to the other pads as well.
> > > > 
> > > > That is a lot to swallow for now, but feel free to
> > > ask
> > > > more questions.  We're open 7 x 24!  You can also
> > > > search the posts if you have a specific nugget of
> > > info
> > > > you're looking for.
> > > > 
> > > > Walt 
> > > > --- "dvaoa28 <dvaoa28@y...>" <dvaoa28@y...>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > Hey everyone,
> > > > > 
> > > > > I just got my new DTXpress I set from Midwest
> > > > > percussion.  
> > > > > Initial reactions include,
> > > > > -I'm very impressed how authentic the
> > > > > snare-kick-cymbals & 
> > > > > hi-hat sound right out of the box.
> > > > > -The hi-hat controller seems kinda finnicky; is
> > > > > there supposed to 
> > > > > be a learning curve to using one compared to an
> > > > > acoustic hi-hat 
> > > > > pedal?
> > > > > -The toms, esp. in comparison to the other pads,
> > > > > sound 
> > > > > alarmingly synthetic (or as I call it,
> > > > > Flock-of-Seagull-ish).  I'm 
> > > > > hoping that I can tailor the sound closer to
> > > that of
> > > > > acoustic toms 
> > > > > with the module.....please tell me I can?!??! 
> > > My
> > > > > playing falls 
> > > > > along the lines of rock/hard blues.
> > > > > -I'm VERY impressed with triggering accuracy on
> > > the
> > > > > rubber 
> > > > > pads.  I tried a Roland woven mesh kit at my
> > > local
> > > > > Guitar Center, 
> > > > > and both the feel & triggering were horrible
> > > (for my
> > > > > taste, 
> > > > > anyhow).  I assume the triggering on those could
> > > be
> > > > > adjusted 
> > > > > through the module, but the feel will remain the
> > > > > same.  I guess 
> > > > > it's a personal taste issue, but I fail to see
> > > the
> > > > > appeal of the 
> > > > > woven heads.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Anyway, hope to tap you all for some help while
> > > > > going through 
> > > > > the growing pains of learning the ins & outs of
> > > the
> > > > > system.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Peace,
> > > > > 
> > > > > Randall
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > 
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